Indianapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Amateur=== [[File:Austin Etherington reverse layup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Butler Bulldogs men's basketball]] at [[Hinkle Fieldhouse]]]] Indianapolis has been called the "Amateur Sports Capital of the World".<ref name="Britannica"/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Slogans and Nicknames |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=Markisohn |first=Deborah |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/slogans-and-nicknames/ |access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> The [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA), the main governing body for U.S. collegiate sports, and the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]] are based in Indianapolis.<ref name="Opsahl Verderame"/> The city is home to two [[List of NCAA conferences|NCAA athletic conferences]]: the [[Horizon League]] ([[NCAA Division I|D-I]]) and the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] ([[NCAA Division II|D-II]]). Indianapolis is also home to three national sport governing bodies, as recognized by the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee]]: [[USA Football]]; [[USA Gymnastics]]; and [[USA Track & Field]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Amateur Sports Governing Bodies |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Zeigler |first1=Connie |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/amateur-sports-governing-bodies/ |access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref> [[Butler University]] and [[Indiana University β Purdue University Indianapolis|IUPUI]] are D-I schools. The [[Butler Bulldogs]] compete in the [[Big East Conference]] while the [[IUPUI Jaguars]] compete in the Horizon League.<ref name="IUPUI"/> The [[University of Indianapolis]] is a D-II school; the [[Indianapolis Greyhounds|Greyhounds]] compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. [[Marian University (Indiana)|Marian University]] athletics compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics's [[Crossroads League]]. Traditionally, Butler's [[Hinkle Fieldhouse]] was the hub for [[Hoosier Hysteria]], a general excitement for the game of basketball throughout the state, specifically the [[Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Bill |date=December 12, 2015 |url=http://www.ibj.com/articles/56069-bicentennial-architects-designers-engineers-builders-leave-imprint-on-region |title=BICENTENNIAL: Architects, designers, engineers, builders leave imprint on region |newspaper=Indianapolis Business Journal |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> Hinkle, a [[National Historic Landmark]], opened in 1928 as the world's largest basketball arena, with seating for 15,000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keefer |first=Zak |date=March 16, 2014 |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/2014/03/14/how-indiana-fell-in-love-with-basketball/6415971/ |title=History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |publisher=Gannett Co. |access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> It is regarded as "Indiana's Basketball Cathedral".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Kelly |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30929532/the-storied-indiana-venues-hosting-2021-ncaa-tournament |title=Indiana's hallowed hardwoods |work=ESPN |access-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref> The [[Indiana High School Athletic Association]] is based in Indianapolis.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Indiana High School Athletic Association |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Zeigler |first1=Connie J. |last2=Van Allen |first2=Elizabeth J. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-high-school-athletic-association-ihsaa/ |access-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page